Press Release

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 17, 2017--
Medical Properties Trust, Inc. (NYSE: MPW) announced today that its
Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.24
per share of common stock to be paid on October 12, 2017, to
stockholders of record on September 14, 2017.

About Medical Properties Trust, Inc.

Medical Properties Trust, Inc. is a self-advised real estate investment
trust formed to capitalize on the changing trends in healthcare delivery
by acquiring and developing net-leased healthcare facilities. MPT’s
financing model allows hospitals and other healthcare facilities to
unlock the value of their underlying real estate in order to fund
facility improvements, technology upgrades, staff additions and new
construction. Facilities include acute care hospitals, inpatient
rehabilitation hospitals, long-term acute care hospitals, and other
medical and surgical facilities. For more information, please visit the
Company’s website at www.medicalpropertiestrust.com.